Co-Investigator, Health and Retirement Study
Contact Information
4118 Institute for Social Research
426 Thompson St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Phone: (734) 647-4615
Email: bwest@umich.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011
M.A., University of Michigan, 2002
B.S., University of Michigan, 2001
Research and Projects
Interviewer Effects, Total Survey Error, Uses of Survey Paradata and Auxiliary Variables for Survey Estimation and Operations, Multilevel Modeling, Methods for Repairing Nonresponse Error, Adaptive / Responsive Survey Designs, Applications of Linear Modeling, Statistical Software, Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data, Applications of Statistics to Sports, Analysis of Clustered and Longitudinal Data Sets
Selected Recent Publications
. MODE EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING ASSESSMENTS IN THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY. Innovation in Aging. 2022;6(Suppl 1):163. doi:10.1093/geroni/igac059.652.
Assessing selection bias in regression coefficients estimated from nonprobability samples with applications to genetics and demographic surveys. The Annals of Applied Statistics. 2021;15(3):1556-1581. doi:https://doi.org/10.1214/21-AOAS1453.
. Tools for Selecting Working Correlation Structures When Using Weighted GEE to Model Longitudinal Survey Data. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. 2021;9(1):141-158. doi:10.1093/jssam/smz048.
Use of Health Savings Accounts Among US Adults Enrolled in High-Deductible Health Plans. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(7):e2011014. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11014.